Vocab
this term means never directly fight each other, but instead oppose each other through diplomatic, economic, and political means.
cold war
classified government documents leaked to the NY Times
Pentagon Papers
1st Hot War of the Cold War
Korea
a concrete barrier built in 1961 by East Germany to separate, symbolizing the division between communist and capitalist Europe during the Cold War
Berlin Wall
Who won the Election of 1960? What helped him?
this term means to prevent the spread of communism
containment
a married couple convicted of passing U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and executed in 1953
Julis & Ethel Rosenberg
name for the bombing campaign and escalation against North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
closest moment to nuclear war in the Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Why was there a baby boom after WWII?
-soldiers returning home
-no war service
-jobs available
-houses affordable
the belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would quickly follow
domino theory
nickname for the 2nd Red Scare: categorized by false accusations and investigations of people with suspected ties to communism, often without solid evidence.
McCarthyism
a major 1968 surprise attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, which weakened U.S. public support for the war.
Tet Offensive
a failed 1961 attempt by the United States to overthrow leader Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Who won the Presidential Election of 1968?
Richard Nixon
Term and symbolic analogy coined by Winston Churchill showing the difference between the Communist East with the Democratic West across Europe
Iron Curtain
1970: Ohio National Guard troops shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest, intensifying opposition to the Vietnam War.
Kent State Massacre
Congressional act that allowed LBJ (or any president) the ability to defend Vietnam at any cost
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
what brother was assassinated during what presidential election?
RFK, 1968
a 1968 incident during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, shocking the American public and increasing opposition to the war.
My Lai Massacre
term means empowering South Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties for eventual US troop withdrawl
Vietnamization
a Supreme Court case decision that ruled students have the right to free speech in schools, as long as it does not disrupt learning.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Why was the war in Vietnam both a physical and mental loss for the US?
-South Vietnam fell to communism
-country slip apart at home
The primary adversary to President JFK during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
Name that Communists gave to Saigon once it fell
Ho Chi Minh City